KHYL
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KHYL is a Rhythmic Adult Contemporary
serving the Sacramento, California
area and broadcasts at 101.1 FM. They are owned by Clear Channel Communications
and is licensed to Auburn, California
. The station's direction is mostly focused on a variety of (hence the "V"-brand) R&B and Old School product but also play current Rhythmic/R&B fare as well, thus it leans Urban Oldies.
Cool 101 was sold to American Media in 1991 from Parker Communications. Chancellor Media would purchase KHYL and KGBY in 1996.
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The V moniker with the R&B and Old School format is also used on stations as KKBT
V-100 (Now a Rock station), and WVAZ
V-103 in Chicago
"Club Phusion
" format, which is programmed through Clear Channel's Format Lab. It replaced an Urban Ballads & Love Songs
format, which they launched in 2006.
Rhythmic Adult Contemporary
Rhythmic adult contemporary is a format used on stations in the United States and Canada. It usually gears toward an older audience, ages 25 to 54. Stations using this format play disco from the 1970s and early 1980s, dance/pop music, adult-friendly hip hop/old school tracks, R&B, dance/freestyle...
serving the Sacramento, California
Sacramento, California
Sacramento is the capital city of the U.S. state of California and the county seat of Sacramento County. It is located at the confluence of the Sacramento River and the American River in the northern portion of California's expansive Central Valley. With a population of 466,488 at the 2010 census,...
area and broadcasts at 101.1 FM. They are owned by Clear Channel Communications
Clear Channel Communications
Clear Channel Communications, Inc. is an American media conglomerate company headquartered in San Antonio, Texas. It was founded in 1972 by Lowry Mays and Red McCombs, and was taken private by Bain Capital LLC and Thomas H. Lee Partners LP in a leveraged buyout in 2008...
and is licensed to Auburn, California
Auburn, California
Auburn is the county seat of Placer County, California. Its population at the 2010 census was 13,330. Auburn is known for its California Gold Rush history.Auburn is part of the Greater Sacramento area.- History :...
. The station's direction is mostly focused on a variety of (hence the "V"-brand) R&B and Old School product but also play current Rhythmic/R&B fare as well, thus it leans Urban Oldies.
History
101.1 originally was an oldies station known as "Cool 101 for most of the 80's and nineties. At this time Cool 101 was owned by Parker Communications. In 1996 Cool 101 was one of the most successful stations in the Sacramento market.Cool 101 was sold to American Media in 1991 from Parker Communications. Chancellor Media would purchase KHYL and KGBY in 1996.
Magic 101
In 2000 Clear Channel would purchase AMFM including KHYL and changed the longtime "Cool" oldies to "Magic 101". The rating would never reclaim as they once were as "Cool 101". Entravision would pick up to "Cool" oldies format over to their 101.9 signal KCCL now known as KNTYKNTY
KNTY is commercial radio station located in Shingle Springs, California, broadcasting to the Sacramento, California, area on 101.9 FM. The station airs a country music format branded as "The Wolf". KNTY is presently owned by Entravision Communications, and is housed with sister stations KHHM,...
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V101
In 2001, Magic 101 was changed to its current format of R&B Oldies as "V101. Newer R&B has since been added to the playlist.The V moniker with the R&B and Old School format is also used on stations as KKBT
KKBT
KSWD is a Bonneville International-owned radio station licensed to Los Angeles, California, USA. The station currently broadcasts a wide-ranging classic rock format...
V-100 (Now a Rock station), and WVAZ
WVAZ
WVAZ, known locally as "V-103", is an urban adult contemporary radio station that is licensed to Oak Park. WVAZ is owned by Clear Channel, alongside sister stations WGCI-FM and WGRB-AM. In 2005, WVAZ began broadcasting in IBOC digital radio, using the HD Radio system from iBiquity.- History :The...
V-103 in Chicago
KHYL-HD2
Since 2008, KHYL's HD2 subcarrier offers the Dance Top 40Dance radio
Dance radio is a format that consists of current and recent dance/electronic music.While the format is popular in Europe and Asia, it has yet to make an impact in North America, although there are several Top 40 and Rhythmic radio stations which include current Dance product in their playlists...
"Club Phusion
Club Phusion
Club Phusion is a HD2 Dance Top 40 station, one of three Dance-formatted HD2 stations programmed by Clear Channel Communications through their Format Lab, a new division set up to expand music formats over their HD2 subcarriers...
" format, which is programmed through Clear Channel's Format Lab. It replaced an Urban Ballads & Love Songs
Urban Adult Contemporary
Urban adult contemporary is the name for a format of radio music, similar to an urban contemporary format. Radio stations using this format usually would not have rap music on their playlists. The format was designed by Barry Mayo when he, Lee S. Simonson and Bill Pearson organized Broadcast...
format, which they launched in 2006.